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The Health and Mood-Boosting Benefits of Pets
Inundated with requests and rising costs, Ms Doelle has asked the government to fund her initiative, but says she has been forced to turn away some animals. Official figures show that the cost of pet products in Australia jumped by almost 12% in the year to the end of June. That’s double the rise shoppers are seeing in prices for their own food and drinks. And the BVA’s Dr Shotton added that healthy pets “already have lovely coats which look great and keep them the perfect temperature” and so “they really don’t need to be dressed up in costumes”.
- Humans generally keep pets for the pleasure the pets give to their owners, and this pleasure can be mutual.
- Volunteers usually take care of the animals until they can find a permanent home.
- Certain species of houseplants can also prove toxic if consumed by pets.
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